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• Property insurance changes <br /> Staff responded to questions posed by Vice Chairman Davis regarding measures <br /> taken to reduce the County's property insurance costs, and on tax savings as related to <br /> Enterprise Fund operations which are privatized. <br /> Vice Chairman Davis asked whether early retirements could be used as a cost- <br /> savings mechanism. Administrator Baird said the County would be evaluating this, but some <br /> cooperation from the State would be required. <br /> Commissioner Wheeler opined that the State was using local governments as a <br /> scapegoat. At his request, Director Brown would review and include information on unfunded <br /> State mandates in the budget information. <br /> Chairman Bowden tasked Director Brown with exploring cooperation between <br /> the County and the municipalities,to see if anything could be done to reduce costs for services. <br /> Commissioner O'Bryan felt that due to falling home prices, the tax assessment <br /> rolls might be fairly flat for the next several years, thus the County should think in terms of <br /> making changes for more than one year. <br /> Commissioner Flescher offered comments about the necessity of giving the <br /> taxpayers relief,no matter what the source of the current economic situation. <br /> Vice Chairman Davis agreed with Commissioner Flescher and declared that we <br /> needed to move forward in cutting costs. <br /> February 19,2008 25 <br />